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Japanese delegation visits Azerbaijan to investigate Middle Corridor

25 October 2022 14:57 (UTC +04:00)

The Japanese delegation visited Azerbaijan to examine the possibilities of the Middle Corridor, APA-Economics reports.

Today, Deputy Minister of Digital Development and Transport Rahman Hummatov met with the delegation.

The meeting was attended by representatives of the Ministry of Economy, Trade, and Industry and Foreign Affairs of Japan, Japanese companies, and the Embassy of Japan in Baku.

Deputy Minister R. Hummatov said that mutual visits serve to further deepen cooperation in the field of transport between our countries.

Hummetov gave detailed information about the possibilities of the Middle Corridor, adding that along with the development of physical infrastructure, it is necessary to take measures such as harmonization of tariff policy, simplification of border crossing procedures, and digitalization of the corridor.

The deputy minister added that together with Turkiye and Georgia, efforts had been strengthened to quickly complete the construction works of the Baku-Tbilisi-Kars railway line, which is of vital importance in the Middle Corridor, and to consistently increase the transmission capacity.